Jason Cotrell Email and Phone Number
Experience Summary: 29 years of public and private renewable technology RD&D experience, team building, technology management, data analytics, strategic, competitiveness and techno economic analysis.Primary goal: Develop and commercialize advanced concrete and geopolymer manufacturing technologies such as 3D Concrete Printing (3DCP) for renewable energy applications.
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Founder And Ceo At Sperra (Formerly Rcam)Sperra Jul 2024 - PresentSan Pedro, California, Us -
Small Business Founder And CeoSperra May 2017 - Jul 2024San Pedro, California, UsWe 3D concrete print renewable energy structures. -
Founder And CeoSperra May 2017 - Jul 2024San Pedro, California, Us -
Consortium LeadStore Consortium Oct 2021 - PresentSTORE is a UK-based consortium developing a subsea energy storage technology called Marine Pumped Hydro (MPH) that integrates with offshore wind and wave energy
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Owner And OperatorGoogly Living Jan 1995 - PresentProvider of "green" and near-net zero residential housing in a Googley fashionAwarded two 1603 Investment Tax Credit (ARRA grants) for Googly Living solar property
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Sr. Engineer And Manager, Innovation And ReliabilityNrel'S National Wind Technology Center May 1995 - May 2017Golden, Co, UsResponsible for wind and water power technology innovation, reliability, and business development.• Supervise 15 staff in the Innovation and Reliability group that develop advanced controls, gearbox and generator simulation and reliability, condition monitoring, reliability databases, distributed wind turbines, and field testing.• Develop strategies and business opportunities in new technology areas such as big data analytics and advanced drive trains. • Co-lead of a Brazil Wind Energy Market Opportunity Assessment• Project lead for the Marine Hydro Kinetic Manufacturing Needs Analysis• Project lead for the Advanced Drivetrain Manufacturing and Supply Chain Study• Project lead for the Wind Turbine Recycling Study• Project lead and primary author for the DOE Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Testing Infrastructure Investment Strategy Report• Led four proposal efforts to successfully win $13 M of grant funding for NREL technology projects including NREL's successful proposal for DOE's Offshore Advanced Drivetrain FOA 439 -
Senior Design Engineer And Stakeholder Manager Of Nrel'S New 5-Mw Drivetrain Test FacilityNrel'S National Wind Technology Center May 2009 - Jan 2011Golden, Co, Us• Senior designer and stakeholder coordinator for the $12M, NWTC, 5-MW multi-year wind turbine dynamometer upgrade project• Responsibilities include arranging and leading international web conferences to facilitate stakeholder input during the dynamometer conceptual design, design and execution of three major procurements for $5M of dynamometer equipment, and monitoring subcontracts for critical dynamometer equipment including the design and fabrication of the 5-MW gearbox and shafting assembly. -
Massachusetts Blade Test Facility Project Initiator And LeaderNrel'S National Wind Technology Center May 2005 - May 2009Golden, Co, Us• Initiated and led a cooperative research and development opportunity for a public/private partnership to develop a new $38M wind turbine blade testing facility capable of testing blades up to 90m long • Created and led the multi-party (DOE, Industry, Sandia, and NREL) review processes for the CRADA partner selection• Summarized and negotiated Joint Institute structures to facilitate more NREL involvement in the new blade test facilities and satisfy Environmental Safety and Health, financial, and political requirements for the Department of Energy, NREL, and the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. -
Design EngineerNrel'S National Wind Technology Center May 1995 - Apr 2004Golden, Co, Us• Designed a two-bladed, teetered hub to fit on a 20 kW, wind turbine; Drafted working drawings of the hub using AutoCAD and SolidWorks; Analyzed the structure using a strength of materials approach and performed a finite element analysis using ANSYS; Designed the test plan and destructively tested the hub. Specified and procured materials, bearings, bolts, and servo motors; Supervised construction of a prototype and final assembly; Installed the hub onto the wind turbine and participated in field testing of the turbine; Presented the results of modeling the 20 kW turbine to NREL staff and AWEA conferences• Participated in a team effort to plan and execute a six week test of the 20 kW wind turbine in the NASA Ames wind tunnel; Designed and developed the hardware necessary to meet this key milestone (including the transportation cart, tower, rotating instrumentation carriage, yaw brake, and rotor lock); Analyzed and modeled the turbine and turbine components in order to meet NASA’s wind tunnel test requirements• WindPACT Subtask Leader for the Specific Power Rating study and Tall Tower study; Reviewed the Turbine Blade Scaling, Turbine Design Scaling, Advanced Rotor Design, and Advanced Drivetrain studies• Investigated potential for combining wind energy and hydrogen production technologies • Explored the feasibility of hydrogen production in hybrid renewable energy systems • Explored the potential for using multiple generator drivetrains for wind turbines and storing hydrogen in wind turbine towers• Evaluated design documentation for certification of wind turbines• Participated in the validation of the RCAS dynamics code by comparing results to FAST and ADAMS simulations -
Nrel Technical LiasonDepartment Of Energy, Washington D.C. Sep 2005 - Sep 2006• Summarized the DOE Wind Program Implications of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT)• Reformed and restructured the DOE Wind Program Peer Review Process• Contributor and Reviewer of the DOE Solar and Wind Technologies for Hydrogen Production Report to Congress.• Authored Wind Program AOP sections • Coordinated the FY07 and FY08 Wind Program capital requests• Drafted congressional correspondence responses
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Vistiting International ProfessionalGe Wind Energy 2004 - 2004• Developed a gearbox alignment procedure for the GE 2.x wind turbine• Created and documented the control of the lubrication system for the GE 2.x gearbox• Reviewed and modified the cold weather dyno test plan for the GE Cold Weather Extreme 2.x gearbox• Developed a procedure to quantify the need for a high speed shaft rotor lock on the GEWE 1.5 MW wind turbine• Documented the assembly procedure for the GEWE 1.5 MW drivetrain • Assembled wind turbines on the manufacturing line
Jason Cotrell Education Details
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University Of ColoradoInformation Technology And Business Strategymarketing Management -
University Of Colorado DenverBig Data Analytics Specialization -
The University Of Texas At AustinMechanical Systems And Design -
The University Of Texas At AustinMechanic -
The University Of Texas At AustinMechanical Engineering -
The Universtity Of Texas At AustinMechanical Systems And Design -
The University Of Texas At AustinMechan -
The University Of Texas At AustinMechanical Engineering
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